Day old baby chicks are simply the cutest little things. With their soft downy feathers and the quiet little baby chirps. So small you can easily fit one in the palm of your hand, delight and chirp back at them all while they sit in the warmth of the little hand nest you’ve provided. THEN…

I started this post before our little cluckers arrived. They were scheduled to come in the “week of” the 24th and they ended up shipping on the 25th and arrived yesterday. Truth be told no I was not prepared. That is a goal for the future that’s for sure. As soon as I recieved the…

We started keeping chickens 9 years ago. It all started when I realized my children didn’t actually realize where their eggs/chicken came from. That has been a driving force in many areas of our homestead. For instance our grand daughter didn’t know potatoes grew in the ground, but that is a story for another day….